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GLOBAL WARMING ACCELERATES THE WATER CYCLE

Global warming is accelerating the water cycle, with relevant climatic consequences, such as the intensification of storms in specific areas and an increase in melting ice at the poles, according to a new study led by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona. The...

What are the planetary boundaries?

Since 2009, it has been considered that there are 9 fundamental processes that allow the planet to be habitable. These planetary boundaries are the ones that should govern all actions of human beings, so as not to further damage the balance of the environment. Thanks to a...

Elon Musk's battery farm

More than two years after winning an electricity bid, Elon Musk's resulting Australian solar and wind farm is a near success. The facility supplies rural South Australia, which is densely populated between Wyoming and the...